proc_creation_win_rundll32_by_ordinal.yml

title: Suspicious Call by Ordinal
id: e79a9e79-eb72-4e78-a628-0e7e8f59e89c
status: stable
description: Detects suspicious calls of DLLs in rundll32.dll exports by ordinal
references:
    - https://techtalk.pcmatic.com/2017/11/30/running-dll-files-malware-analysis/
    - https://github.com/Neo23x0/DLLRunner
    - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1186631731543236608
    - https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/03/01/isaacwiper-hermeticwizard-wiper-worm-targeting-ukraine/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2019/10/22
modified: 2023/02/09
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.t1218.011
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'RUNDLL32.EXE'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ',#'
            - ', #'
            - '.dll #'  # Sysmon removes , in its log
            - '.ocx #'  # HermeticWizard
    filter_edge:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'EDGEHTML.dll'
            - '#141'
    filter_vsbuild_dll:
        ParentImage|contains:
            - '\Msbuild\Current\Bin\'
            - '\VC\Tools\MSVC\'
            - '\Tracker.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '\FileTracker32.dll,#1'
            - '\FileTracker32.dll",#1'
            - '\FileTracker64.dll,#1'
            - '\FileTracker64.dll",#1'
    condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_*
falsepositives:
    - False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
    - Windows control panel elements have been identified as source (mmc)
level: high